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Association of stress-related neural activity and baseline interleukin-6 plasma levels in healthy adults

Johanna F. Vogesa Social Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;b Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Laura Müller-Pinzlera Social Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;b Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5567-5430View further author information
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Miriam Neisc Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;d Department of Midwifery Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyView further author information
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Finn Luebbera Social Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;b Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;e Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyView further author information
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Tanja Langeb Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;e Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyView further author information
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Jennifer E. Hundtf Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyView further author information
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Meike Kasteng Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Luebeck, Germany;h Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Luebeck, GermanyView further author information
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Ulrike M. Krämerb Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;c Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;i Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyView further author information
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Sören Kracha Social Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;b Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-8378View further author information
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Pages 267-275 | Received 02 Nov 2021, Accepted 21 Jun 2022, Published online: 19 Jul 2022

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